398 Virgin River’s Benjamin Hollingsworth Opens Up About ADHD for the First Time Ever
I Have ADHD Podcast
Kristen Carder
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Benjamin Hollingsworth, best known as Brady on Virgin River and from The Christmas Ring. While audiences feel like they know him from the screen, this conversation offers something much more personal: Benjamin opens up publicly for the first time about his ADHD.
We dive into his diagnosis story: when he first realized his brain worked differently, what signs were there all along, and how getting diagnosed shifted his self-understanding. Benjamin shares what it’s really like navigating ADHD in the high-pressure world of TV and film, from long days on set to the intense focus required when the cameras roll.
We also talk about fatherhood: raising three boys while managing an ADHD brain, and the kind of dad he wants to be. It’s an honest, relatable conversation about identity, growth, and learning how to work with your brain instead of against it.
Whether you’re a fan of Virgin River or simply curious how ADHD shows up behind the scenes of a successful acting career, this episode offers a rare and meaningful glimpse into the real life of someone you thought you already knew.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD. |
| 0:13.9 | I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. |
| 0:17.6 | Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting, relationships, |
| 0:22.8 | working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. |
| 0:26.6 | I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to |
| 0:32.4 | point B. |
| 0:34.0 | Hey, what's up? |
| 0:35.0 | This is Kristen Carter, and you've tuned into the I have ADHD podcast. I am |
| 0:39.7 | medicated, caffeinated, regulated and ready to roll. Welcome on in. Welcome on in. How are you? Get in here. |
| 0:49.2 | Get cozy, get comfy. We got a good one for you today. You are going to absolutely love it. This is unprecedented, |
| 0:56.5 | my friends. We have a special guest. I am like, I'm trying to be cool. Okay. I'm just going to try |
| 1:05.0 | to be really, really cool. But today on the podcast, we have Benjamin Hollingsworth from the Netflix show Virgin River. And I'm |
| 1:14.7 | trying not to be a weirdo because this is so freaking exciting. I am so, so pumped to have this |
| 1:21.8 | conversation. Virgin River is Netflix's longest running original series. Season 7 just came out and they already have an |
| 1:31.3 | agreement for season 8. So like this is so fun. Such a big deal. Benjamin plays Brady on Virgin |
| 1:39.3 | River. And I am so thrilled to talk to him today because this conversation is not just going to be about |
| 1:45.0 | acting and what it's like to be in the industry with ADHD. |
| 1:49.5 | But this is Benjamin's first time, to my knowledge, publicly discussing his ADHD diagnosis. |
| 1:56.2 | What that means for him, what that story has been like for him. |
| 2:00.7 | His diagnosis, his experience of having ADHD |
| 2:04.0 | and how that impacts his acting, his work, his fatherhood. He's a father of three boys just like me. |
| 2:13.7 | So it's very exciting times around here for the I have ADHD podcast. |
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